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Yorkshire Dales national park: a ranger's guidehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/yorkshire-dales-national-park-rangers-guide
From the Yorkshire Dales' best walks and wildlife spotting, to great places to eat or stay, ranger <strong>Matt Neale</strong> has the lowdown<p>I love going to traditional agricultural shows and events. This year I'm going to <a href="http://www.mukershow.co.uk/" title="">Muker Show</a> (mukershow.co.uk) in Swaledale on 4 September. And on 8&nbsp;September I'll be sitting at the base of <a href="http://www.hardrawforce.com/bandcontest.htm" title="">Hardraw Force</a> – the waterfall with the longest single drop in England – for the annual Brass Band Contest, now in its 130th year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/yorkshire-dales-national-park-rangers-guide">Continue reading...</a>Yorkshire holidaysWalking holidaysWildlife holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysEurope holidaysTravelDay tripsFri, 23 Aug 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/yorkshire-dales-national-park-rangers-guidePhotograph: Alan Copson/Getty Images/Robert Harding World ImageryPen-y-ghent and Ribblehead Viaduct on Settle to Carlisle railway in the Yorkshire Dales national park. Photograph: Alan Copson/GettyPhotograph: Alan Copson/Getty Images/Robert Harding World ImageryPen-y-ghent and Ribblehead Viaduct on Settle to Carlisle railway in the Yorkshire Dales national park. Photograph: Alan Copson/GettyMatt Neale2013-08-23T20:00:00ZNorth York Moors national park: a ranger's guidehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/north-york-moors-national-park-rangers-guide
From the North York Moors' best walks and where to spot its wonderful wildlife, to great places to eat, drink or stay, ranger <strong>Simon Bassindale</strong> has the lowdown<p>We're opening a cycle centre, <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/visitor-centres/sutton-bank-national-park-centre" title="">Sutton Bank Bikes</a> in partnership with Pace Cycles this autumn at Sutton Bank, near Thirsk. We've created a family-friendly circular ride that takes about an hour, with views of Lake Gormire and the Vale of Mowbray. Longer bridleway routes run through stunning countryside. There'll be a full hire service, including tandems, electric bikes and trailers and tag-a-long bikes for children. It'll also offer tuition, a purpose built skills area, bike wash, repair and servicing, as well as bikes and gear for sale.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/north-york-moors-national-park-rangers-guide">Continue reading...</a>Yorkshire holidaysWalking holidaysWildlife holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysEurope holidaysTravelNational parksDay tripsFri, 23 Aug 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/23/north-york-moors-national-park-rangers-guidePhotograph: Mike Kipling Photography/North York Moors national park authorityRunswick Bay, North York Moors. Photograph: Mike Kipling PhotographyPhotograph: Mike Kipling Photography/North York Moors national park authorityRunswick Bay, North York Moors. Photograph: Mike Kipling PhotographySimon Bassindale2013-08-23T20:00:00ZEast Yorks coastal walk: from Bempton Cliffs to Bridlingtonhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/feb/18/east-yorkshire-coastal-walk-bempton-cliffs-bridlington
Nature is at its most bewitching and beautiful on this 11-mile coastal walk that shows off the wild side of East Yorkshire<p>Snow is falling as we walk past the RSPB visitor centre at Bempton Cliffs and head towards the horizon. There is no preparation for what myself and my son Conor are about to experience. The hinterland is dull and featureless, the fields monotonous squares of stubble and sheep-nibbled pasture. There is no sign of what lies in store until the last minute.</p><p>Then we are teetering above the North Sea on top of a 100-metre tall, white cliff that undulates and swings south, leaving monumental stacks offshore, some tenuously connected by arches, all of it riddled with caves and blowholes. The noise is tremendous: pounding swells and shrieking gulls.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/feb/18/east-yorkshire-coastal-walk-bempton-cliffs-bridlington">Continue reading...</a>Yorkshire holidaysWalking holidaysEngland holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysEurope holidaysWildlife holidaysDay tripsShort breaksWeekend breaksTravelBirdwatchingMon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/feb/18/east-yorkshire-coastal-walk-bempton-cliffs-bridlingtonPhotograph: Kevin RushbyCobble boats at North Landing, Flamborough. Photograph: Kevin RushbyPhotograph: Kevin RushbyCobble boats at North Landing, Flamborough. Photograph: Kevin RushbyKevin Rushby2013-02-18T08:00:00ZForaging for seafood in North Yorkshirehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/sep/16/seashore-foraging-lobsters-north-yorkshire
Keen to test his survival skills, our writer heads for the North Yorkshire coast, armed with a lobster pot – and the essential licence<br /><br /><strong>Watch Kevin's audio slideshow <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/interactive/2011/sep/16/seafood-foraging-north-yorkshire-audio-slideshow">here</a> </strong><p>As we clambered down the cliff in the dying light, the grim reality of our situation was revealed. A wild rocky coast, a dark cloudy night with a rising wind. We were alone. We were hungry. The desperate fight for survival was on, in the wilds of … well, North Yorkshire actually.</p><p>OK, so we could have trekked to a chip shop. And when we got to our destination – an old beach cabin owned by a local fisherman, Sean Baxter – we discovered that inside he had left a big hand-written sign, saying, "Eat Me!", with an arrow pointing to the sink. In it was a live lobster. On the table was a bowl of potato salad. My fellow-survivalist Fred took it outside. "I'm not going to cheat. We are here to survive, not to live on Sean's largesse."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/sep/16/seashore-foraging-lobsters-north-yorkshire">Continue reading...</a>Yorkshire holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysTravelFishing holidaysAdventure travelShort breaksWildlife holidaysForagingEngland holidaysFri, 16 Sep 2011 21:45:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/sep/16/seashore-foraging-lobsters-north-yorkshirePhotograph: PRKevin with a brace of lobsters in Staithes, near Whitby. Photographs by Kevin RushbyPhotograph: PRKevin with a brace of lobsters in Staithes, near Whitby. Photographs by Kevin RushbyKevin Rushby2011-09-16T21:45:01ZYorkshire Wolds Cycle Route: 146 miles of back roads and huge skieshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/18/yorkshire-wolds-cycle-route-cycling
A new cycle route runs across the least visited part of Yorkshire, along empty roads and spectacular coast. And you don't need to be Tour de France fit to do it<p>It's mid-morning, and wild flowers smell fresh after the first rain for six weeks. I'm cycling out of the village of Thixendale and the narrow road climbs gently out of the valley beneath high slopes covered with may trees. Suddenly I command great swooping vistas of far-off hills and green fields punctuated with copses of summer-happy trees. The sky is enormous.</p><p>No wonder David Hockney loves this part of Yorkshire. "He was outside with his easel just last month," Steve, the landlord of Thixendale's Cross Keys (01377 288272, B&amp;B £30pp), had told me at dinner the night before, "painting this terrace of houses and the pub."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/18/yorkshire-wolds-cycle-route-cycling">Continue reading...</a>Cycling holidaysYorkshire holidaysHotelsWildlife holidaysRail travelTravelEngland holidaysMon, 18 Jul 2011 11:30:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/18/yorkshire-wolds-cycle-route-cyclingPhotograph: Dixe WillsThe Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route near Settrington. Photograph: Dixe WillsPhotograph: Dixe WillsThe Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route near Settrington. Photograph: Dixe WillsDixe Wills2011-07-18T11:30:21ZReaders' tips: gardenshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/may/23/gardens-uk-mexico-marrakech-australia
Been There readers share their recommendations for the best gardens to visit around the world, from the vivid Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech to a wild orchid collection in Mexico<p>A doorway in a dusty side road away from the hustle of Djemaa el-Fna leads to one of the city's hidden wonders. It's a stunning botanical garden, the vision of French artist Jacques Majorelle, which was bought by Yves Saint Laurent in 1980 – his ashes were scattered there when he died in 2008. In the centre is a block of colour – a cobalt blue so intense that once you've seen it, you will always describe it as Majorelle Blue.. <br><em>+212 5 2431 3047, </em><a href="http://www.jardinmajorelle.com/en/" title=""><em>jardinmajorelle.com/en</em></a><em>; entrance €4 </em><br><strong>Floppylion</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/may/23/gardens-uk-mexico-marrakech-australia">Continue reading...</a>GardensWildlife holidaysYorkshire holidaysLake District holidaysGermany holidaysMexico holidaysItaly holidaysSouth Africa holidaysAustralia holidaysMon, 23 May 2011 09:40:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/may/23/gardens-uk-mexico-marrakech-australiaPhotograph: AlamyOut of the blue … the Majorelle Gardens, Marrakech. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyOut of the blue … the Majorelle Gardens, Marrakech. Photograph: AlamyGuardian Staff2011-05-23T09:40:24ZBritain's best views: Bempton cliffs, Yorkshirehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jul/01/britains-best-views-bempton-cliffs
Martin Wainwright admires England&apos;s largest accessible seabird colony and the breathtaking views at these 400ft-high chalk cliffs in Yorkshire<p>Bempton Cliffs would be an awesome sight even if they were lifeless – 400 feet of broken chalk plunging down into the North Sea to a graveyard of more than 200 ships.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jul/01/britains-best-views-bempton-cliffs">Continue reading...</a>Yorkshire holidaysWildlife holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysTravelEnjoy England VideosEnjoy EnglandYorkshireMust seeOutdoorEngland holidaysThu, 01 Jul 2010 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jul/01/britains-best-views-bempton-cliffsMartin Wainwright2010-07-01T10:02:00ZGuardian Green Travel List 2010 | Summer activitieshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/20/guardian-green-list-2010-summer-activities
From Andalucía to the Norfolk Broads, mountain biking to kayaking, these companies get you close to nature – and treat it with respect <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/20/guardian-green-list-2010-summer-activities">Continue reading...</a>Green travelEthical and green livingTravelAdventure travelCanoeing and kayaking holidaysChannel Islands holidaysWales holidaysSurfing holidaysCycling holidaysScotland holidaysSailing holidaysSweden holidaysWildlife holidaysCornwall holidaysYorkshire holidaysLancashire holidaysSpain holidaysPoland holidaysEnvironmentFamily holidaysSummerSat, 20 Feb 2010 00:07:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/20/guardian-green-list-2010-summer-activitiesPhotograph: Geoff Waugh/PRNatural high ... Pure Mountains run mountain biking holidays in Andalucía. Photograph: Geoff WaughPhotograph: Geoff Waugh/PRNatural high ... Pure Mountains run mountain biking holidays in Andalucía. Photograph: Geoff WaughRichard Hammond2010-02-20T00:07:06ZVrooms with a view: Europe's most scenic driveshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-road
Ten stunning journeys on the open road<p><strong>Start</strong> Abandon the M5 at Bridgwater (J23) amid watercolour landscapes of the Somerset Levels heading west on the A39, my favourite UK driving road.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-road">Continue reading...</a>Road tripsTravelDevon holidaysCornwall holidaysYorkshire holidaysLimerick holidaysCork holidaysScotland holidaysSwitzerland holidaysFrance holidaysItaly holidaysSpain holidaysNorway holidaysGermany holidaysOslo holidaysBergen holidaysCalais holidaysBilbao holidaysBologna holidaysMilan holidaysFlorence holidaysAlps holidaysHotelsBed and breakfastsRestaurantsFood and drinkWildlife holidaysWales holidaysSnowdonia holidaysCultural tripsArchaeologyPubsBeach holidaysSat, 06 Feb 2010 00:06:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-roadPhotograph: AlamyLong and winding road ... Taking the A39 across Somerset. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyLong and winding road ... Taking the A39 across Somerset. Photograph: AlamySimon Heptinstall2010-02-06T00:06:55ZTen best family wildlife holidayshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/dec/13/best-family-wildlife-holidays-worldwide
<p>Who needs Paramount Pictures when Madagascar's inhabitants have seemingly escaped a cartoon for real? Weird, wonderful lemurs - singing ones, mini ones, even ones sashaying like tipsy ballerinas - iridescent frogs, technicoloured chameleons, and laid-back boas trump anything a cartoonist could pen. This private family tour takes in the nature reserves of Berenty, Vakona and Andasibe-Mantadia national park, so you'll hopefully see all the above and more before the credits roll on glorious Sainte Marie Island. Go during the summer holidays when humpbacks will be on vacation, too. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/dec/13/best-family-wildlife-holidays-worldwide">Continue reading...</a>Top 100 wildlife holidaysTop 10sWildlife holidaysTravelMadagascar holidaysNepal holidaysUganda holidaysYorkshire holidaysSouth Africa holidaysSouth America holidaysIndia holidaysRomania holidaysCosta Rica holidaysCanada holidaysEnvironmentWildlifeSat, 13 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/dec/13/best-family-wildlife-holidays-worldwidePhotograph: PRHide and seek ... wildlife spotting in the North York MoorsPhotograph: PRHide and seek ... wildlife spotting in the North York MoorsGuardian Staff2008-12-13T00:01:00ZChristmas breaks: From From cosy country inns to tropical escapes to über-cool party houseshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/01/christmas-holidays-winter-sun
Still looking for an end-of-year break? From cosy country inns to tropical escapes to über-cool party houses, we've got every yuletide base covered<p><strong>Carrington House, Norfolk</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/01/christmas-holidays-winter-sun">Continue reading...</a>Winter sunWorking holidaysChristmas and New Year holidaysShort breaksWeekend breaksSelf-cateringHotelsUnited Kingdom holidaysScotland holidaysKent holidaysDevon holidaysYorkshire holidaysSuffolk holidaysGrenada holidaysCuba holidaysEgypt holidaysIndia holidaysThailand holidaysKenya holidaysSri Lanka holidaysCosta Rica holidaysHavana holidaysDiving holidaysCruisesWildlife holidaysFlightsFood and drinkRest and relaxationBeach holidaysSafarisEthical holidaysAdventure travelCultural tripsFamily holidaysTravelEthical and green livingSat, 01 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/01/christmas-holidays-winter-sunPhotograph: Macduff Everton/CorbisWinter sun ... cruise Kerala's peaceful rivers and canals. Photograph: Macduff Everton/CorbisPhotograph: Macduff Everton/CorbisWinter sun ... cruise Kerala's peaceful rivers and canals. Photograph: Macduff Everton/CorbisGemma Bowes, Les Dunn and Abigail Flanagan2008-11-01T00:01:00ZWildlife expert Stephen Moss on animal spottinghttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/07/britain.wildlife.spotting
We asked wildlife expert Stephen Moss to tell us the best places in Britain to see animals in their natural habitat. Here are his top 10 ...<p><strong>Arne, Dorset<br> April to September </strong><br>This RSPB reserve has a lot more than birds. It's also one of the best places to see adders, grass snakes, common lizards, slowworms, and the rare sand lizard and smooth snake. Pick a fine morning to catch these cold-blooded creatures as they warm themselves by basking in the morning sun. Watch out for the birds, too: including Dartford warblers and, at dusk, nightjars.<br><a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves">rspb.org.uk/reserves</a></p><p><strong>Blakeney Point, Norfolk <br> April to September</strong><br>You can walk along the beach, but a boat trip to Blakeney Point is the ideal way to get close to Britain's largest resident mammals - seals. Forget their names - grey seals are commoner, while common seals may be coloured grey! Instead, look at their faces: common are more dog-like and friendly; grey look down their noses at you. <br><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk">nationaltrust.org.uk</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/07/britain.wildlife.spotting">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeConservationEnvironmentWildlife holidaysTravelDorset holidaysYorkshire holidaysHampshireScotland holidaysAnimalsFri, 06 Jun 2008 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/07/britain.wildlife.spottingPhotograph: PRThe New Forest is Britain's top spot for reptiles and amphibiansPhotograph: PRThe New Forest is Britain's top spot for reptiles and amphibiansStephen Moss2008-06-06T23:01:00ZBritain's wildest viewshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jul/27/uk.wales
Britain's National Parks are home to the most breathtaking views in the country. John Beatty shares his favourite views and reveals how to find them for yourself. <br/><br/>Take a gallery tour of <a href="http://www.guprod.gnl/travel/gallery/2007/jul/25/uk.wales?picture=330269999">Britain's best views</a><p><strong>What: </strong> Coniston Fells is the quintessential Lakeland vista. Looking east across Torver Common toward the high hills of Ruskin country, the landscape hides slate mines, foxes and the mystery of Coniston Water.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jul/27/uk.wales">Continue reading...</a>TravelUnited Kingdom holidaysWales holidaysWalking holidaysWildlife holidaysPeak District holidaysLake District holidaysYorkshire holidaysScotland holidaysFri, 27 Jul 2007 10:23:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jul/27/uk.walesPhotograph: John BeattyLookout point ... Bamford Edge in the Peak District. Photograph: John BeattyPhotograph: John BeattyLookout point ... Bamford Edge in the Peak District. Photograph: John BeattyJohn Beatty2007-07-27T10:23:56Z